Benintendi’s 2- RBI Single Lifts Red Sox Over Orioles 10-8 in 11 Innings
Tuesday, September 19, 2017
Clutch Benny with the game-winner and it only took 11 innings tonight! #WINDANCEREPEAT pic.twitter.com/9l3DY3QAdE
— Red Sox (@RedSox) September 19, 2017
The Red Sox trailed the game 6-2 in the bottom of the fifth before storming back.
The win improves the Red Sox to 86-54 on the season. They maintain a three-game lead over the Yankees in the AL East.
Red Sox Storm Back
The Red Sox trailed the Orioles 6-1 in the bottom of the fifth before Boston stormed back with a six-run fifth inning.
In the inning, Brock Holt delivered a two-run double before Mookie Betts hit a double with the bases loaded to score all three runners.
After Red Sox and Orioles traded leads over the final innings, the game went to the bottom of the 11th tied at eight.
With the bases loaded in the 11th, Beinintendi hit a grounder past Baltimore second baseman Jonathan Schoop to put the Red Sox up 10-8.
The Red Sox are now 14-3 in extra innings this season.
Pedroia Injured
Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia left in the fourth inning after being struck in the face by a foul ball that he hit off the plate.
The Red Sox described the injury as a bruised nose. Pedroia is listed as day-to-day.
Series Continues
The Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles continue their series on Tuesday, September 19 at 7 p.m.
The pitching matchup is Boston's Drew Pomeranz against Baltimore's Kevin Gausman
Most extra-inning wins in Red Sox history:
— Red Sox Notes (@SoxNotes) September 19, 2017
15 – 1943
14 – 2017
13 – 1940, 1982
(via @EliasSports)
Related Slideshow: The History of Baseball in Central Massachusetts
Baseball and Central Mass. go way back - to the 1860s. The local historical landmarks range from Mudville to Hotel Vernon to Fitton Field. A version of these highlights is posted on the site of the new, yet-to-be-formally-named Worcester Baseballteam of the three-year-old Futures Collegiate Baseball League.
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